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Take heede of an oxe before, of an horse behind, of a monke on
all sides.
Take heede of an oxe before, of an horse behind, of a monke on
all sides.
A pleasure long expected is deare enough sold.
A pleasure long expected is deare enough sold.
Would you know what mony is, Go borrow some.
Would you know what mony is, Go borrow some.
For whom the Lord liveth he correcteth.
For whom the Lord liveth he correcteth.
Grief diminishes when it has nothing to grow upon.
Grief diminishes when it has nothing to grow upon.
Let every man practise the trade which he best understands.
Let every man practise the trade which he best understands.
So still we glide down to the sea
Of fathomless eternity.
So still we glide down to the sea
Of fathomless eternity.
Enough is as good as a feast.
Enough is as good as a feast.
When you are an Anvill, hold you still; when you are a hammer,
strike your fill.
When you are an Anvill, hold you still; when you are a hammer,
strike your fill.